Maresca Moving On?

ESPN FC

ESPN

Sports, Soccer

4.2 • 2.5K Ratings

🗓️ 31 December 2025

⏱️ 75 minutes

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The FC panel breaks down the reports of Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca possibly being sacked if the results don't improve over the next month. Plus, the crew analyze a handful of controversial refereeing decisions in the Premier League from the past few weeks. And, the guys discuss Kylian Mbappe's knee injury which will keep him sidelined for 3 weeks or so. Plus, discussion of Man United dropping points to Wolves, a look ahead to the New Year's day matches, and the AFCON round of 16 is set. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:34.4	Hello and welcome in to ESPNFC.
0:36.6	It is the final show of 2025, and so they they got the biggest party animal that we've got here on the panel with us today.
0:43.3	Stevie Nicol.
0:44.3	Ready for a happy new year ready for 2026.
0:48.3	Don Hutchison and Gab Marcotti also joining us. Look, we've even got the special effects tonight.
0:52.3	Oh, that's lovely. Must have cost of fortune, that.
0:55.0	Look at Gab, Gab's all dressed up for the occasion as well. What do you think he's doing later?
0:59.0	I think Gab's working on a bouncing job later on tonight.
1:03.0	It's going to be on the door.
1:04.0	On the door, it's over.
1:05.0	Is that true, Gab?
1:09.0	No, not quite, but this is in keeping with the theme of the evening, shall we say.
1:15.4	Okay, yes, there's a lot of celebrating to do, a lot of looking ahead to do as well.
1:20.3	But we will start by talking about the Club World Cup champions of 2025 and Chelsea's recent
1:26.8	struggles.
1:27.4	Just one win in the last seven Premier
1:29.0	League games. Fifteen dropped points from winning positions this season, which is the most in
1:34.1	the Premier League. And nearly 800 million euros net spent since 2022, which is the most in the
1:41.3	Premier League. And now today we are hearing reports of growing concern around Enzo Moreska's future
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